Scheme to promote tribal sports talent in the offing

Three-day national archery contest for tribal youth begins in city

December 27, 2014 02:29 am | Updated 02:29 am IST - BENGALURU:

Union Minister for Tribal Welfare Jual Oram at the inauguration of the national archery competition for tribal youth, at Varthur in Bengaluru on Friday. Photo: Sampath Kumar G.P

Union Minister for Tribal Welfare Jual Oram at the inauguration of the national archery competition for tribal youth, at Varthur in Bengaluru on Friday. Photo: Sampath Kumar G.P

The Centre is planning to implement a scheme to identify and promote sports talent among tribal youth.

Disclosing this to The Hindu after inaugurating the national archery competition organised for tribal youth by the Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram at Varthur, near here, Union Minister for Tribal Welfare Jual Oram said the main intention was to use the natural flair of the tribal youth for sports to further train them.

Similarly, efforts were on to introduce another scheme for the protection of tribal culture, including their language and dialects. The exact nature of these projects, including the financial requirements, was being worked out, he said.

These two proposals were in addition to the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana, which was recently launched on a pilot basis in 10 States for tribal welfare, the Minister said. Under this pilot project, to be implemented in one taluk in a State, local committees comprising tribal representatives as well as local elected representatives would be formed. These committees would decide on the components to be included in the project. The Centre would only provide Rs. 10 crore a year to each of these taluks for tribal welfare, he said.

Earlier, Mr. Oram, who hails from a tribal community, inaugurated the archery competitions.

About 250 tribal children and youth from 22 States as well as the neighbouring Nepal are taking part in the archery contest. The organisers said the main intention behind the event was to provide an opportunity for tribal talents to shine.

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